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We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in […]
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Our opinion: Eric Cantor’s defeat should not stop potential progress on immigration reform. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s defeat is an unsettling turn of political fortunes at a time when there was a glimmer of hope that more moderate Republicans were starting to take back their party from extreme conservatives. And it bodes particularly ill […]
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Despite bringing jobs and prosperity to Virginia, Bob McDonnell failed to achieve in his personal life the fiscal conservatism he championed in his public life, says Dahlia Lithwick in Slate. The federal charges stemming from his and his wife’s acceptance of lavish gifts from wealthy political donors also shows the need for ethical reform, she […]
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Conventional wisdom counts the most recent elections as losses for the Democrats, but that wisdom is incorrect, says Eric Alterman on The Daily Beast. Only moderate Republicans were able to win, and the defeat of Doug Hoffman in Upstate New York shows that the GOP is actually at war with itself.
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